| Years on team = |
1996-2002 (thru Worlds)
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| Born = |
1967
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| Height = |
5' 8"
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| College = |
UCSC
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| Degree = |
BA Environmental Studies
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| Occupation = |
PE Teacher
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| Birthplace = |
Santa Barbara, CA
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| Living in = |
Santa Cruz, CA
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| Marital status = |
single
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Favorite Type of Play:
Man-to-man D - I like the one on one matchup - a true challenge. As a sidenote, I really enjoy zone O as well (many of my teammates probably don't even know that) because I think every zone D is fallible, and it is fun and relaxing to probe their D and find the weakness and then exploit it.
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Reason for playing ultimate:
More than anything probably for the sheer joy of it. The excitement, the freedom, the comradery, the game, the challenge - it all adds up to Joy.
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When and where started playing ultimate:
Originally in 1987 as a junior at UC Santa Cruz after I quit playing tennis. After 1 season with the college team I didn't pick up a disc again until 1996 winter league in SB with John Keogh, John "Cones" Trindade and Ted Roach. Tried out with Condors in summer 96 and Jason, in his wisdom, gave me a shot on the team; and it has been all gravy ever since.
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Lessons learned playing ultimate:
I've learned to be hopeful. I've learned to enjoy the journey. I've learned to appreciate the time we are all hovering in the air.
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Personal comment:
Being a part of a whole - being part of a tradition - being a part of the Condor family and history is special to me. I am proud to be associated with such a positive group of people.
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Noteworthy:
Dan left the team after playing in the World Championships in Hawaii in August 2002.
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| Years on team = |
1998-present
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| Born = |
1976
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| Height = |
6' 1"
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| College = |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
UC Santa Barbara
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| Degree = |
BS Envt'l & Nuclear Engineering
MS Mech. & Envt'l Engineering
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| Occupation = |
Project Engineer, Integrated Water Resources
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| Birthplace = |
S. Plainfield, NJ
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| Living in = |
Santa Barbara, CA
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| Marital status = |
single
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Favorite Type of Play:
A. Offensive receiver simply because you're the one who is scoring the goals.
B. Zone defense chaser/point because you're constantly near the disc, giving you numerous opportunities to force a turnover.
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Reason for playing ultimate:
Because I love the sport, I love the people I play with, I love the competition, and I love that it keeps me focused on training.
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When and where started playing ultimate:
Freshman year at RPI I came out for a few practices. The team was pretty inexperienced, and totally lacked athletes. I had just finished high school football, and so I was looking for a collegiate sport that would allow me time to focus on my studies. This seemed perfect, except that I thought the whole no-contact thing was a little lame at the time.
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Lessons learned playing ultimate:
How to interact with others socially; how to compete with integrity and intensity at the same time; how athletic I could be; how unique each of my teammates are; how to manage a busy professional, social, spiritual & physical/training life. I've also learned how important proper concentration is to individual athletic performance, and how important team unity is to team performance.
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Personal comment:
I thank God daily for the friends i've met through this team, for the social & physical development I've experienced while training with this team, and for the awesome experiences (victories and otherwise) I've had with this team. I truly hope that most of us are still playing and hanging out together wherever we are 10 years from now.
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Brandon at 3 years old
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